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Gerald Smith

Signage Plans Focus on Local Historians

July 2, 2012 by Gerald R. Smith 1 Comment

Is resurgence in the interest in history a sign of the time?  It seems so as two initiatives to promote the importance of history and heritage of New York both use signs as a means to the end.

At the 2012 conference of the Association of Public Historians of New York State on Long Island, the William G. Pomeroy Foundation used that opportunity to announce that their organization was taking their interest in historical markers statewide. [Read more…] about Signage Plans Focus on Local Historians

Filed Under: Western NY Tagged With: Andrew Cuomo, Association of Public Historians of NYS, Gerald Smith, Long Island, Onondaga County, Path Through History, Public History, Syracuse

Public Historians to Converge on Long Island

April 2, 2012 by Gerald R. Smith Leave a Comment

Public historians from across New York State will join forces for three days – from April 23-25, 2012 as the Association of Public Historians of New York State hold their annual conference at the Hyatt Regency Long Island in Hauppauge. The association is expecting its largest conference to date as over two hundred local government historians meet to enjoy the camaraderie and networking opportunities. [Read more…] about Public Historians to Converge on Long Island

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: Academia, Association of Public Historians of NYS, Conferences, Gerald Smith, Long Island, Public History

Historians Should Promote Preservation

March 21, 2012 by Gerald R. Smith 1 Comment

In recent articles several authors have pointed out the multifaceted world that is New York history. Museums, historical societies, historical agencies on all levels and the local government historians all play a role in our efforts to ensure the continued importance of this state’s history and heritage. Is this the right approach or should there be a more top down method to our madness? Whatever your answer is to that question, the same divergent pattern is found in historic preservation in the Empire State. [Read more…] about Historians Should Promote Preservation

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Gerald Smith, Historic Preservation, National Park Service, OPRHP, Preservation League of NYS, Public History

Networking: Association of Public Historians of NYS

December 5, 2011 by Gerald R. Smith 1 Comment

The August 2011 issue of The Public Historian focused on both the richness of the history of New York State and the diverseness of the systems in place to protect and promote that history. This same issue has been seen in recent blogs and articles on the online site New York History and elsewhere.

I appreciate the focus on our state’s history and the concern of many to ensure that our heritage is properly preserved for everyone. Unfortunately, too little attention has been paid to a system that already exists that links and networks with every other agency in the state – the Association of Public Historians of New York State. [Read more…] about Networking: Association of Public Historians of NYS

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Association of Public Historians of NYS, Gerald Smith, Public History

A Flood of History: New York’s History in Peril

October 31, 2011 by Gerald R. Smith Leave a Comment

In recent months New York State has been the victim of horrendous flooding and devastation as the result of both Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee. The path of devastation is both wide and long – reaching from Maryland and New Jersey up to Vermont.

Centuries of disaster records have fallen. We have seen the evacuation of major areas of New York City and entire towns cut off from contact with neighboring communities and the outside world. As news crews rush to film the spectacular scenes of water rushing through main streets as buildings rush toward certain destruction, there are other stories that are lost in the immediacy of the event. [Read more…] about A Flood of History: New York’s History in Peril

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Association of Public Historians of NYS, Broome County, Gerald Smith, Public History, Rotterdam, Schenectady County, Tioga County

New Contributor: APHNYS President Gerald Smith

October 31, 2011 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

Please welcome our newest contributor here at the online journal New York History, President of the Association of Public Historians of New York State Gerry Smith.

Smith has been Broome County Historian since 1988 and City of Binghamton Historian since 1984. A native of Broome County, he graduated from Broome Community College and Binghamton University where he received his Masters in History.

Gerry recently retired from his full-time job at the Broome County Public Library after 32 years and began HistorySmiths, a consulting and research company. He is the author of several books, including Partners All: A History of Broome Count, New York and The Valley of Opportunity: A Pictorial History of Greater Binghamton, New York. He is currently the curator of “The Civil War” at Roberson Museum. He serves on several boards, including WSKG, and the Broome County Historical Society.

The Association of Public Historians began in 1999 with the merger of the former Association of Municipal Historians of New York State and the County Historians Association of New York State. The organization is the officially recognized agency to serve the needs of the over 1600 local government historians in every town, village, city, county and borough in the state. Today, hundreds of historians attend the organization’s annual conference or network and learn at one of the meetings of the twelve statewide regions. The APHNYS website connects historians through online resources, newsletters and specialized training on historic issues. APHNYS is currently involved in a statewide initiative on historical markers, and operates its Registered Historians program to promote professionalism and education for all appointed historians.

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Association of Public Historians of NYS, Binghamton, Broome County, Civil War, Gerald Smith, Public History, Roberson Museum

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